A birth mother often reaches out to us thinking, what does putting up my baby for adoption look like? When an expectant mother is thinking about placing her baby for adoption, or, more correctly, making an adoption plan for her newborn or soon-to-be-born baby, she wants CORRECT information for what the adoption process looks like. […]
Yes. Adoption Attorneys Kirsh & Kirsh, P.C. (“Kirsh & Kirsh”), act as the attorneys for prospective adoptive parents hoping to adopt newborns. Additionally, as an ethical matter, Kirsh & Kirsh cannot represent adoptive parents and the birth mother in the same adoption. However, aside from not giving an expectant mother or birth mother “legal advice,” […]
No. Neither the Indiana nor Tennessee Department of Children Services (“DCS”), nor the Mississippi Department of Child Protective Services (“CPS”), nor the Kentucky Child Protection Branch (“CHFS”) will get involved BECAUSE you place a newborn for adoption. Those state, child protection agencies investigate children in need of services — children who suffer from neglect or […]